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FLUTAMIDE

1 general benefit · 1 not a benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (L02B, L02BB) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Bicalutamide (Casodex): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Enzalutamide (Xtandi): not a benefit
  • Abiraterone (Zytiga): general benefit
  • Anastrozole (Arimidex): general benefit
  • Degarelix (Firmagon): general benefit
  • Exemestane (Aromasin): general benefit

3 more in the class list below

Flutamide · DIN 02238560 · 250mg · tablet

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-02
StatusGeneral benefit
Write on scriptno code needed
Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.
Private plan unknown: ask. If yes, check its coverage and payer coordination; if no, see the public routes below.
1 brand, same coverage
Flutamide · DIN 02238560 Manufacturer: A A Pharma Inc.; listing date 1999-04-15 Health Canada: Marketed since 2020-05-25 · brand FLUTAMIDE · ATC L02BB01 FLUTAMIDE · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients FLUTAMIDE 250 MG · company Aa pharma inc · schedule Prescription
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Flutamide: Formulary list price $1.8255/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $1.8255 per source unit.

Source explanation: The formulary price is what ODB pays; the cash price at the counter is set by the pharmacy.

Formulary data: Ontario extract of Aug 26, 2026 · Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=61987 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02238560)

Source record
DIN 02238560: Flutamide Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 100000050; group id 163; item number 0278; lccId None; manufacturer id AAP Source form: Tab; strength: 250mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $1.8255; ministry $1.8255 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02238560 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=61987
Interchangeable products
Euflex · DIN 00637726 · not recorded
Shortage status: no shortage or discontinuation reported (checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02238560
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00

Euflex · DIN 00637726 · 250mg · tablet

Listed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2015-06-01 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.Discontinued 2015-06-01 · checked 2026-09-02
StatusListed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2015-06-01 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Write on scriptnot a benefit; no Exceptional Access criteria on record; see alternatives; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2015-06-01 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.
Private plan unknown: ask. If yes, check its coverage and payer coordination; if no, see the public routes below.
1 brand, same coverage
Euflex · DIN 00637726 Manufacturer: Schering Canada Inc.; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Cancelled post market since 2015-06-01 · brand EUFLEX · ATC L02BB01 FLUTAMIDE · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients FLUTAMIDE 250 MG · company Merck canada inc · schedule Prescription
Check this DIN again · Health Canada product record

Euflex: Formulary list price not recorded/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Formulary data: Ontario extract of Aug 26, 2026 · Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=6035 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 00637726)

Source record
DIN 00637726: Euflex Raw flags: notABenefit=Y, sec3=Y Item: 100000050; group id 163; item number 0278; lccId None; manufacturer id SCH Source form: Tab; strength: 250mg Recorded listing: Listed, not a benefit; ODB pays only for the benefit products in this interchangeable category Source prices (unrounded): not recorded; ministry not recorded Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=00637726 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=6035
Interchangeable products
Flutamide · DIN 02238560 · $1.8255
Shortage status: no shortage or discontinuation reported (checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=00637726
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2015-06-01 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Other drugs in the same formulary class (10:00 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS) and how they are covered

Matched class: 10:00 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS

Drug-class inventory only. Lists recorded Ontario formulary products, not every Canadian medication; does not recommend treatment. Covered without a code on the Ontario formulary: ABIRATERONE ACETATE, ALTRETAMINE, ANASTROZOLE, BUSERELIN ACETATE, BUSULFAN, CAPECITABINE, CHLORAMBUCIL, CYPROTERONE ACETATE, DAUNORUBICIN, DEGARELIX ACETATE, ETOPOSIDE, EXEMESTANE, FLUOROURACIL & SALICYLIC ACID, FULVESTRANT, GOSERELIN ACETATE, HYDROXYUREA, IMATINIB MESYLATE, LETROZOLE, LEUPROLIDE ACETATE, MELPHALAN, MERCAPTOPURINE, MITOTANE, PROCARBAZINE HCL, TEMOZOLOMIDE, THIOGUANINE, TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): BICALUTAMIDE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, LOMUSTINE (CCNU), MEGESTROL ACETATE, METHOTREXATE, TAMOXIFEN CITRATE, VINCRISTINE SULFATE 10:00 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS

BICALUTAMIDE

· 9 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (8) · strengths: 50mg · Tab

ENZALUTAMIDE

· 5 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 40mg · Cap

ABIRATERONE ACETATE

· 18 products · General benefit · strengths: 250mg, 500mg · Tab

ANASTROZOLE

· 17 products · General benefit · strengths: 1mg · Tab

DEGARELIX ACETATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 80mg, 120mg · Pd for Inj-Vial Pk

EXEMESTANE

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 25mg · Tab

FULVESTRANT

· 6 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg/mL · Inj Sol

LETROZOLE

· 20 products · General benefit · strengths: 2.5mg · Tab

TAMOXIFEN CITRATE

· 8 products · General benefit (4), Listed, not a benefit (4) · strengths: 10mg, 20mg · Tab

ALTRETAMINE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg · Cap

BUSERELIN ACETATE

· 4 products · General benefit · strengths: 6.3mg, 9.45mg, 1mg/mL · Implant Kit, Inj Sol-5.5mL Pk, Nas Sp-10mL Pk

BUSULFAN

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 2mg · Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 10:00 and 34 more
Full class listing Related classes: Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
1 INDICATIONS FLUTAMIDE (flutamide) is indicated:  For use in combination with LHRH agonistic analogues (such as leuprolide acetate) for the treatment of metastatic prostatic carcinoma (stage D2). To achieve the benefit of the adjunctive therapy with FLUTAMIDE, treatment must be started simultaneously using both drugs.  As an adjunctive therapy to orchiectomy, in order to achieve complete androgen blockade.  FLUTAMIDE in combination with LHRH agonists are also indicated prior to and during definitive external beam radiotherapy for patients with bulky locally advanced Stage B 2 and Stage C prostatic carcinoma. See 4 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION. 1.1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (<18 years of age): No data are available to Health Canada; therefore, Health Canada has not authorized an indication for pediatric use. 1.2 Geriatrics Geriatrics (>65 years of age): Evidence from clinical studies and experience suggests that use in the geriatric population is associated with differences in safety or effectiveness. See 8.2 Clinical Trial Adverse Reactions and 10.3 Pharmacokinetics. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00064881.PDF PM date: FEB 25, 2022 Source product: FLUTAMIDE; DIN 02238560; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.

Other review policies

For Euflex: no applicable EAP criteria are held and no ODB benefit is established. These policies do not establish coverage.

For rare, immediately life-, limb- or organ-threatening circumstances, the Compassionate Review Policy may consider an unfunded drug or indication, subject to its criteria and without bypassing the drug review process. Compassionate Review Policy

Compassionate Review Policy: source quote
Where there are rare clinical circumstances in immediately life, limb, or organ-threatening conditions, the Executive Officer will also consider requests for drugs or indications in situations where there has not been a decision by the Executive Officer to provide funding of the drug or indication as part of the Ontario Drug Benefit program (and the EAP), and the drug or indication requested would not circumvent the established review process for new drugs or indications as part of the drug submission process for listing within the Ontario Drug Benefit program. Requests must meet the criteria for the Compassionate Review Policy.

Ontario source; updated September 15, 2026

For cancer drugs, Case-by-Case Review considers rare, immediately life-threatening circumstances when no satisfactory funded treatment exists; its criteria and application process apply. Case-by-Case Review (cancer drugs)

Case-by-Case Review (cancer drugs): source quote
Note: Requests for cancer drugs are considered under the Case-by-Case Review Program (CBCRP) which is administered by Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) on behalf of the Ministry of Health. The CBCRP considers funding requests for drugs (both oral therapies and injectable drugs) for the treatment of cancer in patients who have a rare clinical circumstance that is immediately life-threatening (death is likely within a matter of months) and who require treatment with an unfunded drug, because there is no other satisfactory and funded treatment. Please refer to the Ontario Health website for information on the application process, FAQs, eligibility criteria and program policies.

Ontario source; updated September 15, 2026